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Recent observations suggest our solar system has a second Kuiper Belt -- a group of objects orbiting in the cold, dim reaches far beyond Pluto.
NASA's New Horizons probe will pass through it over the next decade!
spaceref.com/science-and-explo #space #NASA #nature

Not everything we see online is true.

Before hitting the share button, practice a thorough check. These crucial questions will guide you:

✔️ WHO is behind it?
✔️ WHAT is the source?
✔️ WHERE did it come from?
✔️ WHY are you sharing it?
✔️ WHEN was it published?

Together, we will triumph over #misinformation, one click at a time.

#FactsMatter #EUvsDisinfo #PledgetoPause

Breathtaking JWST image of
shows rings, clouds and a polar cap
We only have a few of the rings
around Uranus, but now the has captured a startling view

newscientist.com/article/23682

Is Getting Powerful. But Can
Researchers Make It Principled?
Can researchers create AI algorithms that are ethical today—and will be safe in the future?

scientificamerican.com/article

Happy Easter! 🐰🐣🌷

While we might paint easter eggs in all kinds of colours, let’s keep our lifestyle green! 💚

#EUClimateAction

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateActi

They may be microscopic, but their ability to sequester carbon is phenomenal. We are talking phytoplankton – and scientists working on a project funded by ESA are assessing different aspects of the role that these tiny plants play in the ocean carbon…
Untangling the ocean biological carbon pump

Amazing Uranus with its rings photographed by the infrared camera of the #JamesWebb telescope. The polar cap and clouds are clearly visible in the photo. But it is, of course, the rings captured with such accuracy that are the highlight of this photo. #BeautyofSciencd Photo: NASA/JamesWeb

Runoff and river discharge are important components in Earth’s water cycle, but as climate change tightens its grip, heatwaves and instances of drought are increasingly hitting the headlines. One would assume that this hotter weather leads to reduced water runoff, but an innovative way of using information from satellites suggests that this isn’t always the case.

esa.int/Applications/Observing

The Data Delusion
We’ve uploaded everything anyone has ever known onto a worldwide network of machines. What if it doesn’t have all the answers?

newyorker.com/magazine/2023/04

May 27
4th East-West on

From underground to outer space, from the 14th to the 21st century, the 4th E-W Workshop on Industrial Archaeology explores the interlinkages of archaeology, technology, science and industry with cases from Australia, Asia, Europe and the Universe

eventbrite.co.uk/e/4th-east-we

#COVID19 linked to 40% increase in #autoimmune disease risk in huge study

Catching COVID-19 may raise the risk of developing autoimmune disease by 43% in the months following the infection, according to the largest study of its kind.

livescience.com/covid-19-linke

Incident autoimmune diseases in association with a #SARSCoV2 infection: A matched cohort study

medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

On this day in history. The Declaration of Arbroath, probably the most important and influential document in Scottish history and considered by UNESCO to be of world significance, was dated 6 April 1320: making it 703 years old today. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/arb

#Scotland #DeclarationOfArbroath #ArbroathAbbey #Arbroath #OnThisDay #UndiscoveredScotland

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